BoxNation on Virgin Media?

[thatllbeme]

any news on the boxnation announcement frank warren mentioned a few months ago?

[Chad]

Originally Posted by thatllbeme

any news on the boxnation announcement frank warren mentioned a few months ago?

Been waiting on that too. All gone quiet for now.

[thatllbeme]

maybe the burns court case was what he was talking about?

[Chad]

Just watched a promo video on Boxnation highlighting the fact they showed 59 live events in 2014. The promo then goes onto confirm there is "new shows coming soon" and "2015 will be HUGE". Wonder if there is some announcements coming real soon?

[Chad]

Just completed an interesting Boxnation survey. One of the questions:

"Would you consider signing up to an alternative broadband supplier if they provided live boxing coverage?"

Mmmmm......

[RichardCoulter]

The history of boxing on television and radio:

http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1811174

[Chad]

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

The history of boxing on television and radio:

http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1811174

Thanks for the link. Good thread

[thatllbeme]

any news on the deal with sky sports/matchroom and sauerland?

[Chad]

Originally Posted by thatllbeme

any news on the deal with sky sports/matchroom and sauerland?

The Sauerlands Tweeted almost 2 weeks ago there was big news coming in regards to their German shows being available in the UK. Since then nothing more has been said however it's expected their shows will be available via Matchroom fight pass.

[thatllbeme]

I was thinking fightpass but the Braemer v Krasniqi fight on 21st march is on sky sports and in an interview last week they were supposed to be announcing something late last week

[1andrew1]

"Economics aside, the most fascinating aspect of this mega-fight is that it will force bitter TV rivals to collaborate for the pay-per-view broadcast. Time Warner’s HBO, which has a deal with Pacquiao, and CBS’ Showtime, which airs Mayweather’s fights, will collaborate and broadcast the bout on both networks simultaneously."

http://qz.com/349274/all-the-ways-ma...ng-match-ever/

[Chad]

Originally Posted by thatllbeme

I was thinking fightpass but the Braemer v Krasniqi fight on 21st march is on sky sports and in an interview last week they were supposed to be announcing something late last week

Here you go:

http://www.sauerlandpromotion.com/ne...v-rights-deal/

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Originally Posted by 1andrew1

"Economics aside, the most fascinating aspect of this mega-fight is that it will force bitter TV rivals to collaborate for the pay-per-view broadcast. Time Warner’s HBO, which has a deal with Pacquiao, and CBS’ Showtime, which airs Mayweather’s fights, will collaborate and broadcast the bout on both networks simultaneously."

http://qz.com/349274/all-the-ways-ma...ng-match-ever/

Funny how networks can find a way to work together when there is big bucks at stake

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Jeff Powell has suggested in the Daily Mail today Boxnation may charge subscribers £12.00 extra on top of their usual subscription fee to watch Mayweather Vs. Pacman, if they win the rights.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/box...dding-war.html

"Frank Warren’s dedicated BoxNation channel is believed to be considering adding a comparatively modest one-off pay-per-view supplement to its £12-a-month subscription rates for this event of such magnitude."

I would not be happy with this at all, especially as Boxnation clearly state on their website:

"It's available to all HD enabled B0xNati0n subscribers on the Sky TV platform at no extra cost, and with no additional sign up needed! We'll never ask subscribers to pay-per-view to watch fights"

[thatllbeme]

Also, Frank Warren’s dedicated BoxNation channel is believed to be considering adding a comparatively modest one-off pay-per-view supplement to its £12-a-month subscription rates for this event of such magnitude

it doesn't say anything about an extra £12 maybe £5 would be ok

[Chad]

Originally Posted by thatllbeme

Also, Frank Warren’s dedicated BoxNation channel is believed to be considering adding a comparatively modest one-off pay-per-view supplement to its £12-a-month subscription rates for this event of such magnitude

it doesn't say anything about an extra £12 maybe £5 would be ok

I can say hand on heart the article has been changed since I first read it this morning. It definitely did suggest £12 extra on top this morning when I read it at work. I've just come home and copied and pasted the article without noticing the change. I Tweeted Boxnation this morning with a link to the story telling them I'd cancel if the £12 additional charge was true. That's my story and I'm sticking to it

[1andrew1]

The match is made for Sky PPV. There won't be enough advertising to make it profitable for ITV to bid and most people wouldn't sign up to BoxNation for just this fight. I don't know if BT has the infrastructure for PPV events and can't see it being part of the regular BT Sport service.
Sky should also put it on their Now TV service as a PPV to gain extra revenue and customers. Could even some sell some NowTV boxes with the fight included in the price.